Nonstop flight route between Gode, Ethiopia and West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°56'7"N by 43°34'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W)
Distance from GDE to CAE:
7,899.51 miles (12,712.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gode Airport (GDE), Gode, Ethiopia and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,900 miles (or 12,713 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Gode Airport and Columbia Metropolitan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Gode Airport and Columbia Metropolitan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDE / HAGO |
| Airport Name: | Gode Airport |
| Location: | Gode, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'7"N by 43°34'42"E |
| Area Served: | Gode, Ethiopia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 830 feet (253 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDE |
| More Information: | GDE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAE / KCAE |
| Airport Name: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Location: | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'20"N by 81°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 236 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAE |
| More Information: | CAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gode Airport (GDE):
- Gode Airport (GDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gode Airport (GDE) is Kabri Dar Airport (ABK), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) NE of GDE.
- The furthest airport from Gode Airport (GDE) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gode Airport (meaning Gode Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Gode Airport's relatively low elevation of 830 feet, planes can take off or land at Gode Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE):
- The closest airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of CAE.
- Training at Columbia Army Air Base was phased down during the summer of 1945.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport handled 1,027,699 passengers last year.
- Eastern Airlines provided service to Charlotte, Washington, and New York.
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has 2 runways.
- The terminal opened May 30, 1965 and was renovated in 1997.
- Because of Columbia Metropolitan Airport's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Columbia Metropolitan Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport was built in the 1940 as Lexington County Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 71.48 miles (115.03 km) NE | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 196.42 miles (316.11 km) S | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 3 | 213.61 miles (343.76 km) WNW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 239.02 miles (384.66 km) N | Wilwal International Airport (JIJ) | Jijiga, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 250.02 miles (402.36 km) N | Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) | Hargeisa, Somalia | |
| 6 | 255.98 miles (411.95 km) WNW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 263.61 miles (424.23 km) SSW | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 8 | 267.09 miles (429.84 km) W | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 272.48 miles (438.51 km) ENE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 10 | 278.62 miles (448.40 km) N | Borama Airport (BXX) | Borama, Somalia | |
| 11 | 280.90 miles (452.06 km) NNW | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 282.40 miles (454.49 km) NNE | Burao Airport (BUO) | Burao, Somalia | |
| 13 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) SSE | Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) | Mogadishu, Somalia | |
| 14 | 321.53 miles (517.45 km) NNE | Berbera Airport (BBO) | Berbera, Somalia | |
| 15 | 342.53 miles (551.24 km) E | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,118.05 miles (19,502.05 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,689.82 miles (18,812.90 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,626.67 miles (18,711.26 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,581.84 miles (18,639.12 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,556.57 miles (18,598.46 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,552.95 miles (18,592.62 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,547.54 miles (18,583.92 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,544.27 miles (18,578.66 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,500.97 miles (18,508.98 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,498.70 miles (18,505.33 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,492.10 miles (18,494.69 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,486.94 miles (18,486.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,437.34 miles (18,406.57 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,401.72 miles (18,349.25 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,399.02 miles (18,344.90 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.44 miles (11.98 km) ENE | Jim Hamilton - L.B. Owens Airport (CUB) | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 18.29 miles (29.44 km) E | McEntire Joint National Guard Base Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield CongareeCongaree Army Airfield (MMT) | Eastover, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 36.50 miles (58.74 km) SSE | Orangeburg Municipal Airport (OGB) | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 37.14 miles (59.76 km) E | Shaw Air Force Base (SSC) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 38.14 miles (61.38 km) WSW | Aiken Municipal Airport (AIK) | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 39.66 miles (63.83 km) NE | Woodward Field (CDN) | Camden, South Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 43.61 miles (70.19 km) E | Sumter Airport (SUM) | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 49.52 miles (79.69 km) SSW | Barnwell Regional Airport (BNL) | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 62.15 miles (100.02 km) WSW | Daniel Field (DNL) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 10 | 62.50 miles (100.59 km) SW | Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field (AGS) | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 63.22 miles (101.75 km) WNW | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 65.56 miles (105.51 km) ENE | Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS) | Hartsville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) SSE | Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 81.67 miles (131.44 km) ENE | Florence Regional Airport (FLO) | Florence, South Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 82.65 miles (133.01 km) NW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,507.99 miles (18,520.27 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,489.32 miles (18,490.22 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,471.13 miles (18,460.96 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,463.08 miles (18,448.00 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,458.75 miles (18,441.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,450.26 miles (18,427.36 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,444.86 miles (18,418.67 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,439.14 miles (18,409.46 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,437.64 miles (18,407.05 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,428.77 miles (18,392.77 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,397.57 miles (18,342.56 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,385.19 miles (18,322.65 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,377.54 miles (18,310.33 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,360.48 miles (18,282.87 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,357.61 miles (18,278.25 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |